El Sol de Tala Restaurant Maria Taylor opened El Sol Restaurant at 2444 E. Washington Street on March 26, 1978. The restaurant occupied the space… Read More »El Sol de Tala Restaurant
Helene Louise Hibben (Nov. 18, 1882–Mar. 18, 1968). Helene Louise Hibben was born in Indianapolis to Thomas and Jennie Hibben. She had four… Read More »Helene Louise Hibben
Charles Joseph Fiscus (May 26, 1861-Feb. 6, 1884). Portrait and genre artist Charles Joseph (C. J.) Fiscus was born in Indianapolis to Thomas… Read More »Charles Joseph Fiscus
Lynching of John Tucker John Tucker became a victim of racially motivated violence in front of a crowd of almost 100 onlookers on West… Read More »Lynching of John Tucker
Steer-In The restaurant at 5130 East 10th Street on the outskirts of opened in the early 1930s as a frozen custard… Read More »Steer-In
Wonder Bread Taggart Baking Company debuted a new bread with a mysterious advertisement that first showed up in on May 18, 1921.… Read More »Wonder Bread
Taggart Baking Company What became known as the Taggart Baking Company had its origins in an Indianapolis bakery that brothers Alexander and Daniel… Read More »Taggart Baking Company
Will Vawter (Apr. 13, 1871-Feb. 11, 1941). John William Vawter was born in Boone County, West Virginia. He moved to , Indiana,… Read More »Will Vawter
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church The first known Arabic-speaking Orthodox Christians came to central Indiana from Lebanon in 1890. Other Christians from the Middle East… Read More »St. George Syrian Orthodox Church
The Vogue A landmark for the neighborhood, located at 6259 North College Avenue, the Vogue opened in 1938 as an upscale movie… Read More »The Vogue
